August 2-4, 2024
7pm, 2:30pm
Second Hand Problems
Junction Theatre
Three stories of women stuck in limbo. A wacky, honest and moving tragi-comedy, celebrating sisterhood’s joy and grief.
Six women, three stories, one limbo. Will they ever find their way out?
2022 - Alice is getting married today. Carol had four husbands, but it didn't end well with the last one…. Meeting over a bargain box in a charity shop, they soon discover the horrific truth about their existence and hang on to their only hope of retribution.
2005 - Cat is trying to fill in a form at an abortion clinic and make the hardest decision of her life when her dead mother appears to stir things up. Is she going crazy, or do they have unfinished business?
1985 - Mel is looking to escape the commotion of her mother's wake, and in the basement, she finds a weird tape revealing a secret queer past. Will she find the courage to break the cycle of shame her family is stuck in?
Second Hand Problems is a wacky, honest and moving tragi-comedy about the shared griefs and joys of being a woman and the importance of sisterhood. These stories highlight how women can help each other through life's darkest moments.
August 2, 7pm
August 3, 7pm
August 4, 2:30pm followed by a post show Q&A
Part of the Camden Fringe Festival
ABOUT
Emma Kelly - Writer
Emma’s work is comic, dark and provocative, she experiments with Sci-Fi, horror, historical and political theatre. Emma has been commissioned in the UK and internationally, collaborating as a writer with companies such as Close Encounters, Circulate, Unzipped Theatre, Rising Tides and Slackline Productions, as well as on immersive projects in Brighton, including What If Walls Could Speak, a theatrical promenade in a Regency Town House. Emma founded Wild Elk Productions in 2023, producing her award-nominated, bursary-winning play 2145 for Brighton Fringe. Her play The Tower, an epic tale of survival, will debut at Brighton Fringe this year.
Neta Gracewell - Director
Neta's work is feminist, often biographical, dealing with migration, empathy, and social-political matters. Neta champions new writing and translated theatre both as director and dramaturg. She has presented works at VAULT Festival, Shout Festival, Camden People’s Theatre, Pleasance Theatre, Tower Theatre, The Cockpit, Theatre Deli and RCSSD, as well as internationally.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Estimated running time
60 minutes
Performance times
7pm, 2:30pm
Ticket prices
£15, £12
Concession
Full-time students, those aged under 16, senior citizens, the unwaged, members of Equity and BECTU
Access
Theatro Technis is fully wheelchair accessible. Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome in the auditorium. There is a Loop system fitted in the main auditorium. If you have any questions or specific requests, please email boxoffice@theatrotechnis.com.
Content Warnings: Contains themes of death, grief, abusive relationship, abortion, murder (no graphic descriptions), sexual references, swearing.
Suitable for ages: 14+
